Trailer truck for hay and straw balers



Aug. 5, 1952 c. H. DAY

TRAILER TRUCK FOR HAY AND STRAW BALERS 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 5, 1947 HARLES H. 04)

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TRAILER TRUCK FOR HAY AND STRAW BALERS Filed Aug. 5, 1947 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fig Z gmc/rm s 'I @ICH/:ms A. OAV

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TRAILER TRUCK FOR HAY AND STRAW BALERS Filed Aug. 5, 1947 4 Sheets-Sheet 5 zo: 71;" i 69A@ I zas Patented Aug. 5, 1952 'lRAILER TRUCK FonnAY s'lnAw f BALERS Charles H. Day, Paris, Ky.; Charles H. Day, Jr., vadrrlixlistrator of said Charles H. Day, deceased Application Au'gi'lst 5, 1947', serial Vr166,258

2 Claims. (Cl. '214;82)

1 This invention relates t a trailer rtruck for receiving, storing and hauling bales of hayor straw as the latter are delivered from the baling machine.

At the present time hay and straw may be baled by stationary baling machines to which the hay and straw are hauled in bulk and froinwhich the bales arehauled away. This however is a labor vconsuming method of operating and is used only on small farms orinhilly country. On larger farms and in level country a combined mowing machine and baler is pulled through the field and the bales are dropped out of the baling machine on the ground. The bales are then picked lip by a wagon or a truck whichof course must cover substantially the same ground as the baling machine. This latter method of collenting the bales is also somewhat of a labor consuming operation. It is also known top pull a trailer truck along after the baler and to load the bales 4into the truck asy they leave the baler but even this form of bale collecting requires the use of several men.

'The principal object of the present invention is to provide a trailer truck for use with hay and straw balers which will receive the bales from the baler, store same, and from which the bales can be dropped all at once at any time in a central location.

It isanother object of the present invention to provide a trailer truck which, while primarily designed for use with moving balers, may also be used with a' stationary baler to provide asterage bin' during the times when no truck or wagon is in the vicinity oi the baler.

It is an additional object oi theA present invention to provide a trailer truck for hay bale'rs having a conveyor for delivering the bales from the baler into the truck body.

It isa further object of the present invention to provide a trailer truck for a hay baler having a conveyor for delivering the bales from the baler onto a shiftable platform Ico-operating with the conveyor to deposit the bales from the conveyor either into the body of the truck or.

onto an adjacent truck or wagon.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a trailer truck for a hay b'aler having a dumping means whereby, when the truck body has been lled, all of the bales may be vdumped in a central location.

Still other objects, advantages and improvements will become apparent from the following specication, taken inwconnection with accompanying drawings, in which:

2 l Pleure 1 ljs a rotola-lila@ of ul@ nella ena; according to th"e present invention showingin particular the conveyor fand the 'asseiated dumping mechani s r rl with parts broken away and the platform r'rnitted.M

Figure 2 is a side elevation viewof vthe t'aile'r truck showing in particular the 'sl -ri'v'lle'd 'rear `.Figure als aside el ation view or tu trailer .truck on the opposite sld vfrein Figre 2.

f dumping platform'.

Figur s is an d elevation view of tn load?- ing conveyor.

Referring now tothe' dawir'i'g's" in de Figure 1' in particul' A truck ls heresnow blg valorise by ,two parallel longitudinal side' bars of channel iron I 'Il and I2, and four' transverse bars; also of hannel iron, I3, I4, l5 and It, the' latter being spaced apart lorlgitudirlally.` All of the hannel ions are positioned with theirv webs`r vertically and are secured together'A at their' respective juncture" by either welding vcir'sllitable bolts (not shown). Bolts I'I are shown securing the `middle trans'- verse channel irons I4 and I5 at eitlie'rend tothe longitudinal channel lr'uns lo and fr utensile la ls positioned cent-rally ofthe' freine' and extellds forwardly thereof. Two regularly prisitioned side braces I9', I8 entend from" tl'lefj'notures o f the longitudinal channel iron IU and the transverse channeliron IIiv and 'the longitudinal channel iron I2 and thetransverse channel iron I6 forwardly and are connected to the tongue I8 by abolto'r pin 20. At itsv forward end the tongue I8 is provided with a clevis 22 secured thereto by bolts ZI for attachment of the trailer truck to the baling machine.

Forward angle braces 24, 24 aresecured to the sidebars ID and I2 adjacent the front ends of the latter by bolts 23 and .to the transverseb'ar I5 at vthe midi-section of the latter by bolts 25;

`keys (not shown) similarly, middle angle bars 26, 26 are secured to the transverse bar I4, inwardly of the ends oi the latter, by bolts 21 and to the transverse bar I5, also at the mid-section of the latter, by the bolts 25. The tongue I8 is secured to the angle braces 24, 24 and 26, 26, and to the transverse bar I5, by suitable attachment means, such as U-straps 28.4 Rear angle bars 30, 30 are secured to the transverse bar I4 at its mid-section by bolts 29 and to the side bars I0 and I2 adjacent their rear ends by bolts 3|. The tongue I8 terminates in an up-turned flange at the midsection of the transverse bar I4 and is also secured to this bar and to the angle bars 39, 38 by the bolts 29.

Six longitudinally spaced sills, preferably of wood, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, and 31, are secured to the longitudinal side bars I and I2, the end sills 32 and 31 abutting the transverse cross bars I3 and I6, respectively. Over the left side (Figure l) of the bottom frame comprised by the transverse bars I3, I4, I5, and I6, the angle braces 24, 26and 30, the sills 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, and 31, there is placed a xed sheet metal door 38 which extends from the side channel bar I2 for approximately half of the width of the frame.

VTwo longitudinally disposed channel bars 48, 40 are positioned intermediate the transverse channel bars I4 and -I5 and parallel to the side bars I0 and I2. These longitudinal channel bars are secured to the transverse bar I4 by the bolts 2,1 and to the transverse bar I by other bolts .39. A pair of bearing bosses 4I, 4I is secured to `an axle 41 carried by a yoke 46. Each yoke 46 has an integral bearing collar 44 thereon and a cylindrical hub 43 above the collar. AAIhe hubs 43, 43 are rotatably received within the bearing bosses 4I, 4I on the longitudinal channel bars 4U, 40 and are secured therein by having collars 42 force tted or held thereon by suitable cotter Two bearing bosses 4I, 4I are mounted on each longitudinal channel bar 40 so as to provide for positioning the crazy wheels 48, 48 either forwardly or rearwardly of the trailer truck body according to the anticipated center of gravity of the load. Y

The crazy wheels 48, 48 are rotatably mounted so,v that the trailer truck may follow the hay baler in the course o f irregular movement through the eld. However for drawing the trailer truck along a straightaway path through the eld, it may be desirable to 4eliminate the pivotal laction of the crazy Wheels 48, 48. The latter will also be the case when the trailer'truck is being drawn along the road to and from the ield. In order to eliminate such action, constraining rods 58, 50 are provided. The yoke 46 of each crazy wheel is provided with an apertured lug 45, suitably welded thereto.- The rods 50, 5I) vare pivotally mounted by brackets 5I, 5I on either side of the tongue I8 and each rod has a pin 49 on its outer end adapted to fit in the corresponding apertured lug 45 on the yoke4 4B. With the-rods 5U, 50 in Ysuch position the crazy wheels 48, 48 are xed against pivotal movement' and they act in the manner of the wheels on `a fixed axlev vehicle. When the rods 50, 5U Yare not being used and the crazy wheels 48, 48 are allowed to pivot freely, the rods are swung forwardly and the pins 49 on their outer ends are secured in suitable apertured 4 lugs 52, 52 mounted on the tongue I8 forwardly of the pivotal brackets 5 I, 5 I.

When drawing the trailer truck through an i1'- reg-ularly shaped eld, it may be desirable to eliminate swinging movement of the trailer body with respect to the baler, in order to maintain the conveyor or elevator, to be later described, in alignment with the baling chamber of the baler. For this purpose a rigid connection between the two may be used. A tube 54 is pivotally secured to a bracket 53 on the side frame member I0 and this tube slidably receives a. rod 56 which is adjustably secured therein by a bolt 55. The forward .end of the rod 56 may be attached to the baler to form a rigid brace between the baler and the trailer truck body.

Referring now to Figure 2, there is here shown the pivoted side gate through which the bales are dumped from the trailer truck body. The frame on each side is comprised by front and rear corner uprights 58 and 60. The uprights 58 and 66 are secured to the front and rear sills 31 and 32, respectively, as by bolts 51. Longitudinal top bars 59 are positioned on each side of the trailer truck body across the tops of the uprights 58 and 60 and secured thereto, also by suitable bolts (not shown). Corner braces 64, B4 are secured across the angles between the top bars 59 and the uprights 58 and 60, respectively, and held to the top bar and the uprights by bolts 65. On each side of the trailer truck body a front brace 65 extends from the juncture of the front upright 58 and the top bar 59 to the corresponding side brace I9 adjacent the forward end of the latter and is secured in place by bolts 61 at either end. Parallel to the top bar 59 and spaced downwardly from the latter there is mounted a journal bar 69 which is secured in the uprights 58 and 60 by bearing collars 1I, 1I. A plurality of longitudinally spaced and vertically positioned bars 13 are pivotally suspended from the journal bar 69 by bearing straps 12. Adjacent the lower ends of the bars 13 a longitudinally positioned bar 14 is secured to the latter, as by bolts (not shown), and unites these bars into a rst gate. At the outer ends of the long-itudinal bar 14 there are mounted axially positioned pins 15, 15 for cooperation with a latch mechanism to be later described.

Adjacent their upper ends, the outermost pairs of bars 13 have attached thereto short longitudinal bars 16, 16 by bolts 11. These longitudinal bars 16, 16 have biasing springs attached to their outer ends, as will be later described. In addition, these latter bars abut the corner uprights 58 and 60, respectively, to function as stops and prevent inward swinging movement of the gate structure past the vertical dead center position.

Referring now to Figure 3, the opposite side of the trailer truck body is here shown, this structure embodying a second gate and operatmg as an ejector to expel the bales through the pivoted gate 13 on the side previouslyl described. Below and parallel to the top bar 59 there is mounted a longitudinal bar 10, also secured to the corner uprights on this side by bolts (not shown).V Likewise below and Iparallel to the longitudinal bar 10 there is mounted a rock shaft 18 which is journaled in the corner uprights 58 and 68 by bearing collars 19, 19. The rock shaft 18 is provided with arms 80, 80 on either end for cooperation with the latch mechanism, to be later described. A hanger strap 84 is secured to the bars 59 and 10 by bolts 85 and re- 4v5 ceives` and rotatably supports the `rock shaft 18. 'A plurality of spaced rand vertically positioned bars 83' are secured to the rock shaft 1-8r for oscillation therewith by straps 35 secured tothe bars by bolts S1. Across the angles between the longitudinal side bar it and the uprights 58 and 68,

, corner braces 52, 52 are 1secured by bolts 53.

These corner braces also serve as stops to limit outward swinging movement of the'l bars 83 past the vertical dead center position,

Referring now to 'Figure 6, the second Afloor or pivoted haltfloor, which also functions as part of the bale ejector'structure, is here'shown. -As'previously stated,'the left side (Figure 1) of the bottom ira-me is 'covered with a fixed floor 38 supported on the sills 32, 33, 3, 55,35, and 31.y vOver the right side there is positi-oned a pivoted sheet metal half-floor 93. VThis iioor 93 isrnounted on a plurality of half-sills 92 which are vertically aligned with the sills 32, 33, 34, 35, 35, and 31, and to the inner ends of these halfsills there is secured a longitudinally positioned bar S4 (Figure l). Gn the bar jSll there are mounted two or more rollers 95 adapted to run over the iixed half-floor 38. The vertical bars 83 are notched at their lower right corners and in the aligned notches there is mounted a pivot tube or rod 99. Angle straps B9 partially encircle the pivot tube 95 and are secured tothe vertical bars 83 by bolts 88 and to the half-sills 92 by other bolts Si.

Referring now to Figure et, there is here shown the front and rear end frames ci the trailer truck body (these being identical), and the latch mechanism for the side gate'. Transverse bars 96, S8, 59, and |65 are secured to thecorner uprights 58, S (and 55, Sii) at variably spaced vertical intervals, as by bolts' (not shown). The space between the bottom' transverse bar i3 and the middle transverse bar 98 is covered by a sheet metal panel 91. n

Tension springs |02, |52 are vsecured. intermediate lugs I|3| on the transverse bar 93 and eyebolts |03 in the ends of the longitudinal bars r15, on the side gate 13. to return the gate v13 to the vertical position in which position it is held bythe transverse bars 15, 15 abutting the corner uprights 58 and 5U.

The arms 89 have integral semi-cylindrical V straps at their upper ends, which receive the rock shaft 18, and bifurcated ends through which bolts 8| extend to secure the arms to the rock shaft.. The lower ends of these arms are formed as integral cam surfaces |32. Latch bolts |55 are slidably secured on the end panels 91 by strap eyes |01 and |59 attached to the panels by bolts |58; These latch bolts have upright abutments Iii on their outer ends and cam surfaces |85 onitheir inner ends. The latch bolts are additionallyslid ably supported by open top straps Il which latter also mount a stop bar III having an upright abutment ||2 on its outer end which functions as a stop to limit outwardmovement of the upright abutment |511,A on the latch bolt |55. An operating bar ||5 is pivotally secured at ||3 to each latch bolt |55 just inside the strap |09, each operating bar having a curved section H4 therein, and having its outer end extending through a U-strap H5 which is secured thereto f by a Vbolt or rivet H8 and which straddles the latch bolt |85. A c ompression spring |'I1 is positioned intermediate the latch bolt |55 and the operating bar I5 and biases the latter upwardly against the top ofthe strap I5.. l

l .'Pairs of latch levers |25 and. |2| are pivotally These springs serve -f mounted oneach-oftheend panels 91, 91 andgrip the pins 15,'1-5 on the transverse gatebar 114 inpincers fashion. These Vlevers are pivotedv at |30 on a strap |28 secured to the-respective end panel 81 by bolts |32.- The uppermost latch lever I20-has an upturn'ed'arm-I22 on itsinner end'with a cam surface |25 thereonadapted to cooperate with thecam surface vIHS on thela'tch bolt |05. An open bottom strap |34 is adjustably secured to the panel y91 by a bolt |35 extending throughv an elongated slot 38 in the Avstra-p and this strap 4serves to limit 'swinging-#movement ofthe latch lever |210 tothe horizontalposition.

The latch lever I^2| has-a downturned-mid'- section |23 `which latter -terminates in a lower horizontal'end |25. The downturned mid-section |23 `of the latch lever l|2| is Yreceived-in an open top strap |21 which limits downward oscillation of the latch lever. `.A compression spring |40 is positioned intermediate the latch` lever, in alignment with the open bottom strap |35, and the lower rhorizontal end |25 for 'the ylatch lever I2|, this spring being adjustably secured to the end |25 by a bolt I3I. A bell crank --lever |35 is pivoted at its mid-section at |39 -onV afstrap ILlI which issecured by bolts (not shown)v tothe end panel 91. One arm |33 of the bell crank lever is positioned intermediate `the head of the bolt |3| and an adjacent stop lug |24 on the end panel 91 and the other end vis formed withA an abutmentsurface |31. Anoperating link |:l3 is pivotally mounted at |42 on the upturned arm |22 of the latch lever |25 and at its lower end is in close juxtaposition 'to the abutment Asur-face |31 on the bell crank lever |35. 'A compression spring surrounds an elongated bolt |45 which at one end extends freely through suitable aligned holes inthe operating vlink |53 and the upturned arm |22 on the latch lever |20 and has a nut |46 thereon.

The operation of the latch mechanism is as follows: Y

Oscillation of the rock shaft 18 in the clockwise direction (Figure 4) will cause the arm 80 to pick up with its lower cam surface 82 the operating bar ||5 and drive latch bolt |55 inwardly. Cam surface on the latch bolt |05 moves over cam surface |25 on vthe upper latch lever., |29 swinging the latter downwardly, partially freeing the pin 15 and compressing the spring |46.

Downward oscillation of the latch lever |20 causes the operating link |43 to come into engagement with the abutment surface |31 on bell crank lever |35 and oscillates the latter in the clockwise direction. During such clockwise oscillation of the bell crank lever |35 the inner end |33 of A'same imparts additional compression to the spring A|40 at its lower end and also pushes upwardly. the bolt I3| in the lower horizontal end |25 of the latch lever I2| oscillating the latter in the counterclockwise direction and fully freeing the pin As the latch bolt |05 is moved inwardly, the operating bar II5 is swung downwardly due to the curved section I4 therein passing into the strap |89 and the cam surface 82 on the arm passes free of the end of the operating bar ||5 and upwardly out of the strap ||6 to complete its full ninety degrees of oscillation. During such oscillation of the arm 82, the curved section I I4 in the operating bar I l5 strikes strap |59 and the outer end .of the operating bar I|5 carries the strap I6 downwardly free of the cam end 32 ofthe :arm 30. and compresses kthe spring I1 |;1;.. Thislmechanism serves as' a" friction brake4 to 7 hold the latch bolt against return movement under action of the compression springs |40 and |44. operating on the latch lever and the operating link |43, respectively, while the arm 80 completes its forward and part of the return oscillation. Return movement ofthe latch bolt |05 is accomplished during reverse oscillation ofthe arm 80 by the arm striking the upturned abutment |04 on the latch bolt |05 and this movement is stopped when said abutment strikes the upturned fixed abutment I I2 on the stop bar The latch levers |20 and |2| are returned to their pin engaging positions by the compression springs and |44. In this connection it will be noted that the lever arm of the tension springs |02, |02 increases as the gate 13 swings downwardly and that it approaches a maximum as the pins V15, 15 enter the still open jaws of the latch levers |20, |2|.

Since the latch mechanism above described is duplicated on the front and rear end panels 91, the entire trailer truck body may be turned through one hundred and eighty degrees on the frame so as to discharge the bales on the right or left side of the body as may be desired.

Referring now to Figure 1, there is here shown a servo-motor mechanism for operating the gate 13, the second gate 83, including the half-floor 93, and the latch mechanism as previously described. A hydraulic cylinder is pivotally mounted at one end by trunnions |5I, I5| in a U-shaped bracket |52 which is secured to the longitudinal side bar I0 by suitable bolts |53. A fluid pressure conduit extends from the cylinder |50 along the longitudinal side bar I0 and the corresponding side brace I9 to the lift-all on the tractor (not shown) which drives the baler. A piston rod |55 is reciprocally mounted within the cylinder |50 and is connected at its outer end by a bolt or pin |56 to a bracket |51 Which is secured by bolts |58 to the longitudinal bar 94 of the pivoted half-floor 93.

A coiled tension spring |90 is connected at one end in an eye |59 on the bracket |51 and at its opposite end to one end of a half-elliptical spring |6I. At its center the half-elliptical spring |6| has a shackle |63 secured thereto by bolts |62. The shackle |63 is pivotally connected by a bolt |64 to a bracket |65 on a cross brace |66 which latter is secured between the sill 33 and the transverse bar I4 by vangle brackets |68, |68.

Bolts |61 secure the angle brackets |68, |68 to the cross brace |86 and other bolts |69 secure same to the sill 33 and the transverse bar I4,

respectively. The opposite end of the halfelliptical spring |6| is secured to one end of a second coiled tension spring |10 which in turn is secured at its opposite end to a lug |1| on the sill 32. A stop plate |12 is mounted on the vadjacent angle bar 30 by bolts or rivets |13 and serves to limit elongation of the tension spring |10 and outward flexure of the rear arm of the half-elliptical spring I6I. The tension of the spring |10 counteracts that of the spring |60 leaving the half-elliptical spring |6| to perform 'the function of restoring the longitudinal bar 94 of the pivoted half-oor to normal position after the hydraulic cylinder |50 has ceased to operate. y

Referring now to Figures l, 2, and 3, there is here shown the conveyor or elevator for receiving the bales from the chamber of the baling machine and carrying them to the top of the trailer truck body. The conveyor frame is com- ,ill

. irons 2|1 and 2|8.

prised by two parallel side members |18, |18 which are mounted adjacent their upper ends on bars |14 secured to one of the corner uprights 58 and the top transverse bar |00, at approximately their mid-sections by braces |16, and adjacent their lower ends by additional braces |11. The bars |14 and the braces |16 and |11 are secured to the side frame members by bolts |15 and at their lower ends to a cross beam |60 by bolts |19. The cross beam is secured across the tongue I8 and the side braces |9, |9 adjacent the mutual juncture of the latter and is attached to these members by bolts |8I.

Adjacent their upper ends the side frame members |18, |18 mount a shaft |82 having sprocket l wheels |83, |83 adjacent its opposite ends and a bevel gear |84 on its outer end. Similarly, adjacent their lower ends the side frame members |18, |18 mount a second shaft |92 having sprocket wheels |93, |93 adjacent its opposite ends. A longitudinal shaft |86 is positioned along the outer side frame member |18 and journaled thereon by suitable bearings |81 and has a bevel gear at its upper end meshing with the bevel gear |84 on the shaft |82. A driving shaft |99 extends from the tractor, or from a suitable connection on the baling machine, and has a universal joint |98 therein through which it is connected to the shaft |86. Parallel continuous chains |94 are trained over` the upper and lower sprockets |83, |83 and |93, |93 and cleats |95 are secured transversely of these chains and form bale engaging projections. It will be apparent that the longitudinal shaft |86 transmits torque from the driving shaft |99 to the upper cross shaft |82.

A plurality, three being shown, of U-shaped channel bars 202, 203, 2014 are mounted over the top of the side frame members |18, |18 and secured to the latter by bolts 20|. A top guide board 205 has an upturned curved lower end 296 and is secured centrally of the U-shaped channel irons 202, 203 and 204 by hanger bolts 201. Similarly, opposed side guide boards 201a and 209 have outwardly curved ends 208 and 2|0, respectively, and are secured to the sides of the U-shaped channel irons 202, 203, 204 about the mid-sections of the latter by bolts 2|I. Spacer blocks 2|2a are mounted between the guide boards 201a and 209 and the sides of the U-shaped channel 202, 203, 204 so that the bales 200 in the act of moving up the conveyor will not strike the channel irons.

Referring now to Figures 2, 3, and '7, the platform for receiving the bales from the conveyor previously described is here shown. This platform consists of a bottom 2|2 having upwardly and outwardly inclined side walls 2|4, 2|4 arranged in trough like construction. At the ends of the bottom 2I2, as well as at the ends of the side walls 2|4, 2| 4, there are mounted reinforcing angle irons 2|5. Longitudinally of the bottom thererare mounted adjacent the junctures of the bottom and the side walls 2|4, 2|4 angle Adjacent the center of the platform 2I2 the angle irons 2|1, 2|8 are pivotally mounted by bolts 2|9 on angle brackets 220, 220, which in turn are mounted on the 1ongitudinal top bar 59 by bolts 22|. Side braces 222, 222 extend upwardly from the angle brackets 220, 220 and abut the side walls 2|4, 2|4 adjacent the upper edges of the latter. Spaced apart and lengthwise of the platform from the pivots or bolts 2|9, 2|9 there is mounted on the bottom 2I2 of the platform a middle transverse angle iron 2|6, the platform being mounted on the trailer truck body with this angle iron in registry with the journal bar 69. For'shifting the angle of the platform, a telescopic joint is provided. At the center of the angle iron 2|$ there is secured, as by welding, a lug 223. Attached to the lugr 2.23, as by a pin 224, there is Vthe tube section 225v of the telescopic joint. ,The rod section 221 of this joint is received within the tube section 225 and secured in one of several selected'positions by a diametricallyv extending pin 226. The lower end of the rod sectionil is secured by a pin 228 in a socket 23o., which in turn is secured to the journal barlby bolts 23|.

The operation of the trailer truck has' been previously described as regards the constraining rods 58. 59, the steadying brace 54, and thelatch mechanismll, |28, |2|. As before stated, the trailer truck is primarily intended for use with a, baling machine being towed by a tractor through the eld. The balesk Zilli are received from the chamber of the baling machine and are carried by the cleats |95 on the conveyor chains lS/l, |24 up the conveyor. Fromthe conveyor, the bales are dumped onto the platform 2|2. If wagons or trucks are available in a continuous stream, the platform 2|2 is set by the telescopic joint 225, 221 to guide the bales into the wagonsgor trucks, the latter being driven alongside the trailer truck while being loaded.

If, however, such wagons or trucks are not available, the platform 2|2 may be inclined in the opposite direction by adjusting the telescopic joint 225, 221 so as to dump the bales into the trailer truck body. The latter will in time of course become lled.

To empty the trailer truck body, a suitable control valve (not shown) on the lift-all unit of the tractor drawing the baling machine may be operated to activate the hydraulic cylinder |53. The piston rod |55 will now be expelled from the cylinder and will move the longitudinal bar Sli of the pivoted half-floor 93 over the fixed floor 38.

The vertical bars 83 on the right side (Figures 3 and 4) of the trailer truck body, being pivoted at 9i) to the half-sills 92 of the pivoted halfoor, will be swung inwardly and approximately aligned with the half-floor, as shown in Figure 5. Also, these bars being secured to the rock shaft 18, the latter will be correspondingly oscillated and will simultaneously operate the latch mechanism, as previously described. The pins 15, on the longitudinal bar i4 of the side gate 13 are released and this gate is now swung outwardly under action of the bales pressing on same, allowing the bales to be dumped on the ground. Upon de-energization of the hydraulic cylinder |59, this sequence of operations is repeated in reverse order, the tension springs |02, |02 returning the gate 13 to vertical dead center position and the half-elliptical spring I5! returning the longitudinal bar 94 of the halfiloor 93 to its normal position approximately central of the bottom frame structure, the halfiioor 93 itself to the horizontal position, and the side bars 83 to their initial vertical positions.

The dumping of the bales at one central location on the ground has the obvious advantage that the trucks or wagons can be driven to such central location to pick up all of the bales there instead of covering substantially the same route as the baling machine and the trailer truck to pickv up scattered bales. Moreover, when no trucker wagon is available, the bales, being. colf lectedf together, can-be covered withv a tarpaulin overnight. .l r y f y In-fstationary baling, -which is sometimes used whenv baling hay and, always used when baling straw, .the operation of .the trailer truck isfthe sameV Wi-ththe exception4 that. the bales willedwaysbe dumped out.of the gatey 13 inthe. same location. n j 4 It will beV apparentf that,4.while the, above Akie-.- scription andthe annexed-drawing setffprthis preferred embodiment of the presentginv`enf tion, various lchanges jmay be made inthe sizes.v` shapes, proportions, and relative arrangements of the diierent parts without departing fromft-he spiritV of the inventionaslydened by"the= appended claims.' ,v v Y y f Having vnow described my*4 invention, whatsl claim-as new and useful and desireY to -secureby Letters Patent is:Y y f l f .l

.1. In a trailer truck, abodyincluding a botf. tom frame, a pairof upstandingvside frames ar--y ranged in parallel spaced relation and carried by said bottom frame, and an upstandingendframe extending' between said side I frames adjacent each end of` the latter'and secured tol saidsideof said side'frames and having the uppernend" connected-to' vthe last named side frame'v for swinging rmovement'from the vertical position to a position at an angle with respect to and outwardly of said one of said side frames, a second door disposed to one side of and extending longitudinally of said first floor and having one side edge contiguous to the other of said side frames and having the other side edge overlying the other side edge of said first floor, said second iioor being supported on said rst door for sliding movement toward and away from said iirst floor, a second vertically disposed gate positioned contiguous to said other of said side frames and having the upper end connected to the last named side frame for swinging movement from the vertical position to a position at an angle with respect to and inwardly of said other of said side frames and having the lower end pivotally connected to said other side edge of said second floor, latch mechanism for said first gate carried by said end frames and operatively connecting said first and second gates for unlatching said first gate upon movement of said second gate, hydraulic means operatively connected to said second floor for eiecting the sliding movement of said second floor over said first floor, and spring means operatively connected to said hydraulic means and said second floor for effecting the sliding movement of said second floor away from said rst floor.

2. In a trailer truck, a body including a bottom frame, a pair of upstanding side frames arranged in parallel spaced relation and carried by said bottom frame, and an upstanding end frame extending between said side frames adjacent each end of the latter and secured to said side frames and said bottom frame, a floor iixedly positioned upon and extending longitudinally of said bottom frame and having one side edge contiguous to one of said side frames and having the other side edge inwardly of and spaced from 11 the other of said side frames, a iirst vertically disposed gate positioned contiguous to said one of said side frames and having the other'end connectedto the 'last fnamed side frame for swinging movement from the vertical position to af position at an angle with respect to and voutwardly of said one of said side frames, a second iloor disposed to one side of and extending longitudinally of said rst oor and having one sideedge' contiguous to the other of said side framesand having theother side edge overlying the' other side edge `of said first oor, said second iioor being supported onsaid iirst floor forj sliding movement toward-and away from said'iirst floor, aV second vertcally disposed gate positioned contiguous to said other of said side frames and Vhaving the upper end connected'to the last named side frame for swinging movement from the vertical position to a position at an angle with respect to and inwardly of said other-bf said side frames and having the lower end pivotally connected to said other side edge of saidV second floor, latch mechanism for said I lrst gate carried by said end frames and operativ'ely connecting said first and second gates for unlatching said rst gate on movement of said second gate, Ihydraulic means operatively connected to said second floor 'for effecting the sliding movement of saidsecond floor over said rst floor, spring means operatively connected to said hydraulic means and said second floor for effecting the sliding movement of said second floor away from` said first iloor, and another spring means operatively connected to said first gate for urging the latter toward vits vertical position.

i CHARLES H. DAY.

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